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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Sweden's PEACE & LOVE Festival

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for the Peace & Love festival, set to take place June 28-30 in the center of Borlänge, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are HAMMERFALL, CRASHDIET, NEVERSTORE IGGY & THE STOOGES, BABYSHAMBLES, HANOI ROCKS, SABATON, MORGANA L...

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CRASHDIET: Video Footage Of Entire 'Rest In Sleaze' Concert Posted Online

Swedish "glam rockers" CRASHDIET have uploaded video footage of the group's entire debut live appearance with their new singer, H. Olliver Twisted of the Finnish hard rock act RECKLESS LOVE, which took place January 21 at the Rest in Sleaze festival at Debaser in Stockholm, Sweden. Check it out at t...

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HAMMERFALL, CRASHDIET Confirmed For Sweden's PEACE & LOVE Festival

HAMMERFALL, CRASHDIET and NEVERSTORE are among the latest confirmed bands for the Peace & Love festival, set to take place June 28-30 in the center of Borlänge, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are IGGY & THE STOOGES, BABYSHAMBLES, HANOI ROCKS, SABATON, MORGANA LEFAY and DOZER, among others....

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ZAN CLAN Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKHIMLEN Festival

ZAN CLAN, the Swedish group fronted by former SHOTGUN MESSIAH vocalist Zinny Zan, has been confirmed for the Rockhimlen festival, set to take place July 13-14 in Helsingborg, Sweden. Part of the proceeds from the concert will go to "Barncancerfonden" (Children With Cancer). The festival billing is s...

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CRASHDIET: Live Video Footage, Interview With New Singer Available

SVT24, the Swedish-language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television (SVT),aired a three-minute report earlier today (Monday, January 22) on CRASHDIET's debut live appearance with their new singer, H. Olliver Twisted of the Finnish hard rock act RECKLESS LOVE. Watch the report at YouTube.com. Th...

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Former TIGERTAILZ Frontman Forges Ahead With New Project

After reportedly losing a legal battle with his former bandmates over the TIGERTAILZ name, vocalist Steevi Jaimz has decided to carry on in a brand new project called simply STEEVI JAIMZ. Along with long-term partner in crime (and fellow former TIGERTAILZ member) Ace Finchum on drums, the pair has f...

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CRASHDIET: New Singer Found

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have confirmed via the group's official web site that they have found a new frontman. However, the band has yet to reveal the new singer's identity. As previously reporte...

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ZAN CLAN Begins Recording New Album

ZAN CLAN, the Swedish group fronted by former SHOTGUN MESSIAH vocalist Zinny Zan, has started recording its new, as-yet-untitled album at Polar and Platform studios in Stockholm with producer Chris Laney (EUROPE, CANDLEMASS, ANIMAL, CRASHDIET, CRUCIFIED BARBARA). Video clips from the recording sessi...

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CRUICIFIED BARBARA, ZAN CLAN Confirmed For DAVE LEPARD Tribute Concert

CRUICIFIED BARBARA, ZAN CLAN, STARLET SUICIDE and PP7 GAFTZEB are among the bands that will take part in a tribute concert to late CRASHDIET frontman David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) on January 21, 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. All profits will be donated to a special Dave Lepard fund which will bene...

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Paintings Of Late CRASHDIET Frontman To Be Displayed At Stockholm Exhibition

Lisbeth Hellman — mother of late CRASHDIET frontman David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) — will include some of her artwork at the exhibition at the Hard Rock Café in Stockholm, Sweden on November 17-18 between 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. "She will be showing some really awesome paintings of her son," re...

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CRASHDIET: DVD Teasers Available

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have uploaded a couple of teasers for their upcoming DVD at www.crashdiet.org. As previously reported, Hellman was found dead on January 20, 2006 at his apartment in the...

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CRASHDÏET Guitarist Discusses Frontman's Suicide

Brian Rademacher of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with CRASHDÏET guitarist Martin Sweet about the band's decision to carry on following the suicide death of the group's frontman David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) in January 2006. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Eyez: What...

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CRASHDIET: 'We Have Been Working Daily To Get Our Sh*t Back On Track Again'

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all, we want to apologize for our lack of reporting what's happening in the band. I'm afraid we ha...

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CRASHDIET Members Seek New Lead Singer

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have posted the following message on their official web site: "We're now facing a new era in our lives, and we've decided that since we want to keep on playing, we need s...

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ZAN CLAN Part Ways With Guitarist, Bassist; Seek Replacements

ZAN CLAN, the Swedish group fronted by former SHOTGUN MESSIAH vocalist Zinny Zan, have parted ways with guitarist Pontus Norgren (ex-TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT, THE POODLES) and and bassist Pontus "Eggy" Egberg (ex-LION'S SHARE, THE POODLES). "This means that the filmed 'Live at the Club' gig [in Stoc...